"Wildfire" | ||||
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Single by Crowder | ||||
from the album I Know a Ghost | ||||
A-side | " Red Letters" | |||
Released | September 19, 2018 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:14 | |||
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Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Tommee Profitt | |||
Crowder singles chronology | ||||
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Music videos | ||||
"Wildfire" on YouTube | ||||
"Wildfire" (Lyrics) on YouTube |
"Wildfire" is a song performed by American contemporary Christian music singer Crowder. It was released as one of the first singles from his third studio album, I Know a Ghost (2018), alongside " Red Letters" on September 19, 2018. [1] Crowder co-wrote the song with Rebecca Lauren Olds and Solomon Olds. [2]
"Wildfire" peaked at No. 43 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart. [3] "Wildfire" won the GMA Dove Award for Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year at the 2019 GMA Dove Awards. [4]
Crowder released "Wildfire" alongside " Red Letters" in September 2018 as the first singles from his studio album I Know a Ghost, which was slated for release on November 9, 2018. [5]
"Wildfire" is composed in the key of
G♯ minor with a tempo of 91 beats per minute, and a musical time signature of 4
4.
[6] The song has a
swamp rock sound,
[7] which also incorporates
funk,
dance and
R&B,
[8] and is "complete with a chorus of crickets, frogs & other creatures interspersed throughout the track,"
[9] as Crowder "relays to us the notion that wildfire from Jesus set us free from sin."
[10]
Robert Crawford of Rolling Stone praised the single, describing it as "a loud, club-worthy banger doubling as a church anthem." [8] Joshua Andre of 365 Days of Inspiring Media gave a review of "Wildfire", describing the song as being "experimental as ever," and concluding "It's a bit from left field to hear Crowder half-screaming in the chorus, yet I am sure that this song will grow on me in the future." [11]
Year | Organization | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2019 | GMA Dove Awards | Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year | Won | [12] |
"Wildfire" debuted at number 43 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart dated November 24, 2018. [13]
Crowder released audio video of "Wildfire" showcasing the single artwork through YouTube on September 19, 2018. [14] Crowder published the lyric video of "Wildfire" via YouTube on October 12, 2018. [15] On March 13, 2019, Crowder released the official music video for "Wildfire" on YouTube. [16]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) [18] | Length |
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1. | " Red Letters" | David Crowder | 3:48 | |
2. | "Wildfire" |
| Tommee Profitt | 3:14 |
Total length: | 7:02 |
Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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US Christian Songs ( Billboard) [3] | 43 |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Various | September 19, 2018 | [19] |